Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - Haram Album Review

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  • Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
  • In this review, we discuss Armand Hammer (billy woods x Elucid) and The Alchemist new album 'Haram.'
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Комментарии • 362

  • @JelyMelo
    @JelyMelo 3 года назад +600

    someone said Billy Woods raps like he's seen the end times

  • @GamesWithBrainz
    @GamesWithBrainz 3 года назад +183

    A madlib - armand hammer collab album would be so insanely good

  • @guillermodominguez8643
    @guillermodominguez8643 3 года назад +109

    Falling out the sky just confirmed for me that we need an Earl and alchemist album

    • @abrahamcc5268
      @abrahamcc5268 3 года назад +17

      Alc already confirmed It tho

    • @itsmissinformation
      @itsmissinformation 2 года назад

      one day, we'll find it

    • @ryehall4266
      @ryehall4266 2 года назад +1

      That confirmed it? They have so many great songs together

    • @supersaumon1631
      @supersaumon1631 Год назад +12

      I think you got heard, my friend.

    • @pigsonwings
      @pigsonwings 8 месяцев назад +9

      AND UNSURPRISINGLY, VOIR DIRE IS ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR (DEFINITELY MY AOTY)

  • @unimpressedalchemist
    @unimpressedalchemist 3 года назад +163

    No joke, billy woods is the best rapper alive. Top 5 all time. Absolutely nobody can put words together to paint a picture like him.

    • @damiaangroenhart4138
      @damiaangroenhart4138 3 года назад +19

      When it’s said and done... woods will be the greatest ever no doubt

    • @eeshankumar1211
      @eeshankumar1211 3 года назад +9

      Yup Mach El p ka and others are so overlooked

    • @blujayfly
      @blujayfly 3 года назад +7

      Billy woods and lupe F

    • @Tsutsu5
      @Tsutsu5 3 года назад +3

      I mean alive? No or all time either but billy will def be a top 20 at least

    • @Lon3Starr
      @Lon3Starr 3 года назад +13

      Put some respect on elucid. 😒 They were neck and neck the whole album.

  • @dantim1001
    @dantim1001 3 года назад +104

    Haram in arab defines what is bad for you and your health specifically, not only things that are forbidden by the religion, i think that's the deeper theme of the album seeing all the references to self improvement throughout it

    • @dantim1001
      @dantim1001 3 года назад +31

      @Hussain Drees But these are not forbidden just because it is said so... Haram is forbidden to protect something or someone... as is said in Quran 48:27 "Al Masjid Al Haram" does not mean a place forbidden but one that is under such protection from god that it cannot be attacked.
      That is why originally in Quran, food considered haram were fruits that could rot, and animal blood or bodies that would spoil after time. Still in order to protect the individual from outside harm.

    • @Royce-jv8fn
      @Royce-jv8fn 4 месяца назад

      That makes complete sense when looking at the hook of Stonefruit - one of the best songs ever in my opinion

  • @BobBob-cy9cu
    @BobBob-cy9cu 3 года назад +136

    Billy woods’ run has been absolutely insane

    • @Mikeybandz
      @Mikeybandz 2 года назад +1

      Underrated

    • @gruntilda2
      @gruntilda2 2 года назад +1

      @@Mikeybandz could never be properly rated in this world

    • @cheetoman42
      @cheetoman42 6 месяцев назад

      Still is -commented 2 years after this one

  • @Tod-sc4lm
    @Tod-sc4lm 3 года назад +176

    Armand Hammer and The Alchemist Collaboration was something I definitely needed.

  • @DUNCANthaDIPPER
    @DUNCANthaDIPPER 3 года назад +139

    Billy woods verse on stonefruit.... 😭😭🔥🔥🔥

    • @aquanecromancer5776
      @aquanecromancer5776 3 года назад +21

      On the level of Red Dust.

    • @DUNCANthaDIPPER
      @DUNCANthaDIPPER 3 года назад +14

      @@aquanecromancer5776 it almost felt like a companion piece to me. They fit so fucking well together. woods has just been on an incredible run.

    • @byHexted
      @byHexted 3 года назад +14

      She dragged the bones home and built a bed

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists 3 года назад +2

      He's scary... so f***ing brilliant.

  • @ryansmjth
    @ryansmjth 3 года назад +144

    Falling out the sky and stonefruit are my shit

  • @gotf
    @gotf 3 года назад +42

    The editing job on this video is crisp af. Rod is killing it.

    • @goob8945
      @goob8945 3 года назад +1

      Definitely

  • @byHexted
    @byHexted 3 года назад +109

    Billy woods verse on falling out the sky is prolly verse of the year to me

    • @johncantu2555
      @johncantu2555 3 года назад +40

      Genuflect when I heard the weed price

    • @mason20mason
      @mason20mason 3 года назад +26

      Stonefruit is my verse of the year for sure. That shit legit left me fucking stunned with how fucking GORGEOUS his imagery was and I went into this already knowing that Billy Woods is a masterclass poet

    • @Ink-dt4sp
      @Ink-dt4sp 3 года назад +19

      WHITE BOYS WITH THE WEED PIPES

    • @kinggeedorah383
      @kinggeedorah383 3 года назад +7

      loved that verse but bruh billy woods verse on wishing bad is on another level

    • @user-fs1lc2cj5s
      @user-fs1lc2cj5s 3 года назад +10

      Elucid and Earl killed that song too. One of those tracks that instantly feels nostalgic

  • @TheBzHAlex
    @TheBzHAlex 3 года назад +83

    I don't know how ALC keep adapting to his collaborators, it's baffling.

    • @matthewsalmon431
      @matthewsalmon431 3 года назад +7

      Mastery

    • @luyolomify
      @luyolomify 3 года назад +17

      He lives in the studio, like literally.

    • @shottashabazz6721
      @shottashabazz6721 3 года назад +5

      I thought about that to. I’m thinking he spends quite a bit of time with each Rapper/M.C. whether it be the studio or just sitting around drinking or smoking some of the best weed. Alchemist out here like he still got sh*t to prove.

    • @jayseth
      @jayseth 3 года назад +1

      Just like Muggs

    • @TheBzHAlex
      @TheBzHAlex 3 года назад +1

      @@jayseth yeah, he racks up just as much quality as his godson ALC. He's been on fire since he came back and did all those collabs albums with Crimeapple, Mach/Fahim, Meyhem...

  • @NicholasMdg
    @NicholasMdg 3 года назад +111

    If quelle's feature doesn't give you stank face I don't know what to tell you because it's potent af.

  • @stephonkerr3666
    @stephonkerr3666 3 года назад +44

    I can’t stop listening to this album man.....

  • @kennethbaker5573
    @kennethbaker5573 3 года назад +129

    Kens pronunciation of chicharrones killed me

    • @chive171
      @chive171 3 года назад +27

      chick-a-rone-ies

    • @bryantm6274
      @bryantm6274 3 года назад +23

      i wish feefo was there lmao he would had a trip

    • @matthewsalmon431
      @matthewsalmon431 3 года назад +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @milesb9191
      @milesb9191 3 года назад +4

      He says chick-a-roni like its some chef boyardee shit 🤣

  • @rajatchandra3209
    @rajatchandra3209 3 года назад +162

    Thing is, Armand didn't have to go for alchemist's sound, rather alchemist morphed himself for armand hammer's sound. It was dope

    • @poopmaster9057
      @poopmaster9057 3 года назад

      Totally agree

    • @matthewsalmon431
      @matthewsalmon431 3 года назад +1

      Echoed in every interview I have read and listened to.

    • @0oidiedinatimemachineo024
      @0oidiedinatimemachineo024 2 года назад +5

      Fantano just had an interview with Alchemist on his channel and they talk about this album yeah this is exactly what Alc says.. Like at first Armand Hammer were expecting just typical Alchemist beats or beats different than what they usually do but instead Alc wanted to adapt his style to theirs.

    • @elliottjones8354
      @elliottjones8354 2 года назад

      W

  • @arnolito2361
    @arnolito2361 3 года назад +60

    Lol Myke mistaking chicaronnes with churros

  • @jsun7972
    @jsun7972 3 года назад +44

    Armand Hammer's production has been the only reason their albums haven't gotten much rotation for me. When I saw this album pop up, I ran to get it. And the Alchemist didn't disappoint. He has given them production that fits their style but is still something that draws me in. This album gets better with each listen. My 5 so far this year.

    • @damiaangroenhart4138
      @damiaangroenhart4138 3 года назад +8

      I still think Paraffin was better produced. The beats on there are absolutely incredible and fit AH's style a bit better imo. This is still aoty so far tho

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists 3 года назад +2

      @@damiaangroenhart4138 Yeah, it's gonna be hard for them to ever top that, in my opinion... but every project of their's is incredible.

  • @Drotopia
    @Drotopia 3 года назад +21

    This album was metaphysical. Both MCs delivered impeccable performances and while I’ve always enjoyed Al’s production but this cemented him as a 🐐

  • @intelligencecycle3523
    @intelligencecycle3523 3 года назад +21

    Fielded, Quelle Chris, Curly Castro, and Earl all went da heck off on they're features I'd love this album. Pretty much you guys touched on everything I've had pondered the thought. The biblical quotes, Taboo stuff, the way they throw crazy lines. Smoke and fires like a sound I've have a New name even The Colonizers can't pronounce.

    • @veniceismine1
      @veniceismine1 3 года назад +3

      Billy even had some obscure philosophy references, in wishing bad “a thousand plateaus, a constellation of prisons” is a nod to Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari’s book and A Thousand Plateaus and then he mentions Michel Foucault in like the next bar, who wrote a book called “Discipline and Punish”. It’s wild.

  • @Bartholomule01
    @Bartholomule01 3 года назад +13

    I am glad they are getting more clout too. When History Will Absolve Me dropped, I was instantly hooked. Been following pretty close since, great just seeing the scene acknowledge them with the collabs on the last two albums.

  • @RighteousGemz
    @RighteousGemz 3 года назад +18

    Chiccarones is fried pork skins, this is the most accessible project from Armand Hammer and will definitely be in my Yearender list. KeiyaA’s debut dropped last year and it was one of the best soul albums of the year. I love seeing the fellas fan out, Feefo needs expand his ear for catching lyric (sitting this one but showing up for that mainstream nursery rhyme sh*t). My favorite tracks “Black Sunlight”, “Wishing Bad”, “Indian Summer”, “Aubergine” & “Scaffolds”. Dope..that straight drop.

  • @theyungcujo
    @theyungcujo 3 года назад +11

    I’ve damn near watched this 5 times. I get so excited when I play it and need yall to get hype w me lmfao

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists 3 года назад +1

      I know, I need to share Armand Hammer with people, but I don't know anybody messin with this so I just relisted to the fellas at dehh 😄

    • @TreDoes.
      @TreDoes. 3 года назад +1

      Dawg this is exactly how I feel. I keep coming back to this review, I just enjoy the love they have for this album and it just makes me love it more

  • @Nicolasmondragon707
    @Nicolasmondragon707 3 года назад +41

    Myke the Kid C Town and the crew back again yall 💯

  • @theideamanhascome3806
    @theideamanhascome3806 3 года назад +22

    pretty awesome album reviewed by some pretty awesome guys

  • @MW-tv4mv
    @MW-tv4mv Год назад +3

    I love the love alchemist gets from DEHH, you need to interview him again since how far you both have come from your last interview.

  • @LouieV6
    @LouieV6 3 года назад +11

    If we get KA on a Armand Hammer track one day, we need to be prepared to decipher every single fucking line down to the letter! ha!

    • @rainman415
      @rainman415 3 года назад

      Yep, I would love to hear a Roc feature like History will absolve me.

  • @SebsBeenHere
    @SebsBeenHere 3 года назад +16

    Wow man this album has got me hooked in a way that Griselda hooked me when I first found out about them. Dude literally non stop repetition of this album. I love it

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists 3 года назад +1

      That's how their 2018 album, _Paraffin,_ was for me... I discovered them, and Griselda, thru _Supreme Blientele,_ right around the same time. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks of them as related, as far as how addictive they are. 2018 was a great year!

    • @SebsBeenHere
      @SebsBeenHere 3 года назад

      @@Jimmy1982Playlists Yeah for real dude, Supreme Bilentele put me on everything. Same goes for Roc Marciano when he dropped Behold A Dark Horse. All these guys gave me hope for the rap game again🔥 and then you got people like Hus Kingpin, Mach Hommy, Jay Nice, bra the list keeps going. Underground hip hop is in good hands rn

  • @mstefanidis1841
    @mstefanidis1841 3 года назад +96

    Album of the year with extreme ease

    • @Noirlore
      @Noirlore 3 года назад +3

      Way too early gtfo

    • @liquidpebbles7475
      @liquidpebbles7475 3 года назад +3

      @@Noirlore what else is coming this year that can compare?

    • @Noirlore
      @Noirlore 3 года назад +5

      @@liquidpebbles7475 we’ll see. Plenty of time

    • @Lankzino
      @Lankzino 3 года назад +5

      @@liquidpebbles7475 Pusha T dropping

    • @Geeandrezzi
      @Geeandrezzi 3 года назад +5

      @@liquidpebbles7475 lmao it’s literally April. Last year,alchemist did 3 different projects with boldly, Conway and Gibbs that all were considered Album of the year when they were released. Patience fam, we still got 8 more months 😂

  • @oldirtysausage9061
    @oldirtysausage9061 3 года назад +15

    Shout out to Rod for gettin these videos out 👌🏾

  • @danieldomijan1528
    @danieldomijan1528 3 года назад +10

    Damn got this review in before melon they need an award for that!

  • @FOUL_TROUBLE
    @FOUL_TROUBLE 3 года назад +60

    album of the year. woods is my favorite rapper in the game (no slight to ELUCID) and im really hopin this collab gives them the shine they deserve.

    • @milesb9191
      @milesb9191 3 года назад +13

      Shit man Elucid been putin in work lately. I can't say there's a superior rapper in Armand Hammer but I get what you mean. Billy definitely got an amazing solo discography as well.

    • @FOUL_TROUBLE
      @FOUL_TROUBLE 3 года назад +18

      @@milesb9191 i don't think one is superior either, it's just my preference from listenin to woods discog (like u mentioned) and ignorance when it comes to ELUCID. woods' music means a lot to me and i think that with age he's going to become a legend. like, DOOM level shit (i see that profile pic lol). i mean, i've read books because 1 line in a woods' track caught my ear and i wanted to know more. dude's music is like a fuckin resource, man, full of knowledge and straight up skill. no other artist has like... accelerated my interest in foreign policy, for example. he just has a way about him that no one else can match, even if the subject matter overlaps. maybe im sleepin on ELUCID, which is a crime given how much i fuckin love him and Armand Hammer in general. ima rectify this and listen to more of the homie's solo shit asap.
      i could write about this shit forever but ima cut myself off lol

    • @milesb9191
      @milesb9191 3 года назад +10

      @@FOUL_TROUBLE ​ @FOUL TROUBLE Yeah I'm a Philosophy and Poetry nerd so I was blown away when I heard History Will Absolve me a little late around 2012. The reason it even caught my attention was because of the Castro reference in title. Just on this project alone I'm pretty sure I caught references to Foucault, Deleuze, Austin, Guattari and Arendt so you aren't lying when you say he's well read. It's super rare to see an openly Marxist perspective in hip hop so I find Billy super refreshing. Really reminds me of the early 2000s underground leftist hip hop I heard growing up around Miami.

    • @FOUL_TROUBLE
      @FOUL_TROUBLE 3 года назад +3

      @@milesb9191 a man after my own heart, hell yeah. also a marxist but less well read on philosophy, i only caught the Foucault line. started with philosophy and moved into political theory and woods' is like a north star for this shit. also that's strange, the castro reference in history will absolve me was what caught my eye too and i remember thinking "who the fuck is naming their record after a fidel speech?" and it's been all uphill since then. i mean you could teach a course on bush era US using only bars from Known Unknowns lol. speaking of - that line "shorted em like bear sterns" talkin bout a drug deal - i fuckin laughed out loud. woods, man.

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists 3 года назад +3

      They deserve a _LOT_ of shine, after dropping years of joints!

  • @djb.8507
    @djb.8507 3 года назад +9

    When I listened to the album last week I said DEHH is going to love this album. Love this album.

  • @dapogorman4572
    @dapogorman4572 3 года назад +6

    This album is truly fantastic imo. I haven’t been stunned by this level of artistry and vision from a new music release in a long fucking time. I can’t stop finding something new that makes the album even more complex and thorough. Truly a work of art.

  • @kinggeedorah383
    @kinggeedorah383 3 года назад +6

    more ppl need to talk about billy woods verse on Wishing Bad and how the concept of Chicharrones is connected to wishing bad and the whole album theme

  • @lusciousmustard5476
    @lusciousmustard5476 3 года назад +7

    This album is absolutely awe inspiring and I am eagerly awaiting the next thing that they do. Fuckin impeccable work

  • @Fleezy81
    @Fleezy81 3 года назад +4

    Been waiting for this review since the DEHH 10th Anniversary Livestream

  • @user-yf6gy9ti7o
    @user-yf6gy9ti7o 3 года назад +21

    Best album of the year so far

  • @jacobcaudill6357
    @jacobcaudill6357 3 года назад +2

    This is the best reveiw made me feel like a kid watchin and got me geeked for the album and it didnt dissapoint, now im listening to billy woods, yall are the best music discovery hip hop channel. Thanks.

  • @Amouroso
    @Amouroso 3 года назад +3

    You guys were quick asf with this one!! Haven’t even gotten to listen to this album yet but I’m here to catch this review before I do 🔥 DEHH/Dead End Studios 2021 is on fire

  • @matthewsalmon431
    @matthewsalmon431 3 года назад +13

    You guys have touched on everything. Thank you for putting me on. I think Ken and Mike had them in album of the year maybe paraffin. I didn’t get them at first but shrines was amazing and I went back paraffin is amazing. These 2 mcs are something special for the reasons mentioned in this video. The Alchemist.....has twisted me with the range of production. Ridiculous.

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists 3 года назад +2

      Real talk - these guys put me on back with _Paraffin;_ right around the time they put me on to _Supreme Blientele_ (God bless y'all!)...
      Been loving all the woods & Elucid-related projects ever since.

    • @aquanecromancer5776
      @aquanecromancer5776 3 года назад +4

      Don't sleep on Rome! Armand Hammer never miss.

    • @intelligencecycle3523
      @intelligencecycle3523 3 года назад +2

      @@aquanecromancer5776 They don't your right Billy woods is on a tear.

    • @matthewsalmon431
      @matthewsalmon431 3 года назад

      @@aquanecromancer5776 i got you... They dont miss... But in relation to how Alchemist got pulled into the armand hammer world... He referenced the production on paraffin. To be honest up until a month ago i was probably playing rome more alongside shrines. These brothers just have top quality records. I hadnt tapped into E L U C I D's solo work. So only just started delving into that. Woods... He been on a run, just glad i didnt catch it too late. The record with moor mother, (Brass) is another work of great writing and production.

  • @smashingairguitars
    @smashingairguitars 3 года назад +7

    We were truly blessed with this album. They made something really special.

  • @kevstuhh
    @kevstuhh Год назад +3

    words can’t empathize how much i love this album. such a great listen from start to finish. A mordern classic

  • @jayseth
    @jayseth 3 года назад +6

    People who dont have the energy or dont make the time to appreciate language and its beauty really miss out on music like this. Like they said, from the get go Billy Woods was painting that beat, fuck! "I asked a question just to see it in your face, I already know the answer never mattered". I wanna bump this album again, and again lol
    I truly believe Armand Hammer carry Cannibal Ox' legacy really well

  • @ninjasrose1653
    @ninjasrose1653 3 года назад +4

    It's just gone April and I can't envisage anything topping this tbh. Absolute perfection 👌 I knew it was going to be special. I didn't realise it was going to be this special.
    I know I'm gonna sound mental. But I'm gonna say it anyway! Watch out for this album being one of the most important and hailed a genuine classic of the decade. Woods has one of the best discographies in Hip Hop. Period!

  • @oneshotkyle8190
    @oneshotkyle8190 3 года назад +3

    Yes I was hoping you guys would review this

  • @adamdanielgibson
    @adamdanielgibson 3 года назад +4

    I listened to this for 4 days strait on greyhound. This album hits like a train

  • @mason20mason
    @mason20mason 3 года назад +12

    Oh wow dehh beat Anthony Fantano to a review!? This is truly a bizarre time

    • @arress2052
      @arress2052 3 года назад +4

      These guys are dope. Fantano is not.

    • @mason20mason
      @mason20mason 3 года назад +2

      @@arress2052 I will not dispute this.

  • @ericguzman1191
    @ericguzman1191 2 года назад +2

    Kinda crazy that Earl talked about Kobe’s death on a song called “falling out of the sky”

  • @thebruin173
    @thebruin173 3 года назад +11

    yooo this is pretty fast for Armand Hammer

    • @camdatboi
      @camdatboi 3 года назад +3

      Ong im still trying to wrap my head around this joint🙆🏾‍♂️

  • @charlesalfaro794
    @charlesalfaro794 3 года назад +4

    Indian Summer makes me want to take shrooms and just trip out haha

  • @theyungcujo
    @theyungcujo 3 года назад +1

    Unbelievable album. Excited to listen further. Great convo y'all.

  • @yanniboyNC
    @yanniboyNC 3 года назад +4

    This album is such greatness, I hope Al starts working with underground dudes more like this now, that would be amazing to see

    • @nicosekano5942
      @nicosekano5942 3 года назад +3

      Lol He's Been Working With Underground Dudes for Over 20 Years.

    • @0oidiedinatimemachineo024
      @0oidiedinatimemachineo024 2 года назад +3

      @@nicosekano5942 yeah I think he grew up with Evidence from Dilated Peoples one of the biggest underground hip hop groups in the late 90s lol

  • @FOUL_TROUBLE
    @FOUL_TROUBLE 3 года назад +9

    no one put stonefruit on their favorite tracks??? i know they wouldve put the whole record on there if they could but daaaaaaamn.

  • @edgarhurtado8
    @edgarhurtado8 3 года назад +2

    Hell yeah was waiting on this one!

  • @williammills6388
    @williammills6388 3 года назад +1

    Shout out to yall, and the beats yall use for these reviews! These joints smooth asf. 👍

  • @yumanti
    @yumanti 2 года назад +2

    stonefruit is my drunk-in-the-shower song.

  • @RDrulez100
    @RDrulez100 3 года назад +18

    damn that was fast i still feel like I'm getting into the album multiple listens in

  • @DenizenRD
    @DenizenRD 3 года назад +3

    Uncle Al beats in the 1st 5-6 tracks made my face melt...gotdamn this is an incredible album

  • @daymonet2024
    @daymonet2024 3 года назад +2

    Y’all should have an Alchemist week on DE365. I think there are hella projects of his y’all would love and I would love to hear what y’all have to say!

  • @hiphopheaven
    @hiphopheaven 3 года назад +3

    Myke is picking the favourite songs like someone would pick food from a menu in a restaurent

  • @louisrowland4215
    @louisrowland4215 3 года назад +4

    Armand Hammer are still so fuckin under appreciated in the hip hop community though, another AOTY which will fly under most people’s radar.

    • @Robert-si5su
      @Robert-si5su 3 года назад

      Not after fantano brands this with a 9

  • @ethanhopping7296
    @ethanhopping7296 5 месяцев назад

    That reference to the Bamian buddhas gets me every time.

  • @nbtn
    @nbtn 3 года назад +8

    This album is incredible man, I still prefer Paraffin a little bit but what they made here is so special

    • @rainman415
      @rainman415 3 года назад +1

      Same here, I think this is their second best album. Love this group!

    • @intelligencecycle3523
      @intelligencecycle3523 3 года назад +3

      @@rainman415 I've been replaying this since it came out, Billy & Elucid snapped on this record. There so many quotable; lines that made me pause like Just DAMN!

    • @rainman415
      @rainman415 3 года назад +1

      @@intelligencecycle3523 I feel you, every album they release is like studying for a test lol.

  • @ryanandring2688
    @ryanandring2688 3 года назад +3

    Interested to hear your guys thoughts! I thought this was a really complex album and it feels like will take a while to deconstruct everything for myself. But it’s soooo enjoyable to listen to

  • @wavesinthe5112
    @wavesinthe5112 3 года назад +3

    Nah man billy woods verse on stonefruit. Just beautiful omgahd

  • @shuajoblake1166
    @shuajoblake1166 3 года назад +2

    Been waiting for this one💪💪

  • @LeMamour
    @LeMamour 3 года назад +1

    i was coming to your channel to ask you to review this new Armand Hammer project. Album of year candidate for me

  • @qvsyou
    @qvsyou 3 года назад +2

    So glad y’all didn’t put Feefo in this 😂

  • @bournedaniel
    @bournedaniel 3 года назад +1

    Great album and you guys are the best Hip Hop reviewers, hands down.

  • @eliaseraguirre8805
    @eliaseraguirre8805 3 года назад +3

    Feefo straight up didn't pull up lmaoo

  • @elliottblecker9020
    @elliottblecker9020 2 года назад +1

    Somehow an album between armand hammer + alchemist was so unpredictable yet makes perfect sense

  • @PedroHernandez-sx2ck
    @PedroHernandez-sx2ck 3 года назад +4

    Alchemist really put his ass in these beats.

  • @freshbakedsoul5833
    @freshbakedsoul5833 3 года назад +4

    Roaches Don't Fly is naaasty. The beat reminds me of The Rock's entrance theme.

  • @aadrien666
    @aadrien666 3 года назад +2

    Ya I played this album in my car and didn't really know what I thought. Had the windows open for my dogs though... Then I got home and it stayed on repeat for about 5 hours straight lollll. Honestly, an amazing album and Quelle Chris just went the fuck off on this.

  • @OGNICKMARSH
    @OGNICKMARSH 3 года назад +1

    Myke was thinking of churros at 8:35

  • @jordantriplett5672
    @jordantriplett5672 3 года назад +5

    This album was great The Alchemist is a fool with this production
    Quelle Chris & Earl Sweatshirt’s features 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @rainman415
      @rainman415 3 года назад +2

      CURLEY CASTRO too!

  • @salimmaxwell
    @salimmaxwell Год назад

    Feel like falling out the sky was looked over. That song is gorgeous.

  • @musiclifter5424
    @musiclifter5424 3 года назад +3

    Top 3 of the year for me so far👌

  • @SunDanceKidOffDaClock
    @SunDanceKidOffDaClock 3 года назад +3

    This might be AOTY

  • @otterdonnelly9959
    @otterdonnelly9959 3 года назад +3

    Alchemist is objective top5 of all time. How can you argue against? No producer been this consistent this long with this range.

  • @otherperson
    @otherperson 3 года назад +3

    Thematically the album seems to primarily focus on the state and its role in the supression of black people, specifically through the police, but also in other aspects of life like housing (look up Robert Moses). Billy Woods is (I think) a Marxist, and is certainly a communist. Other lines by Elucid ("lead with my left, beam freedom" and the more forward "kill your landlord" in the same song (communism rejects landlordism and supports the abolition of private property)) seem to imply the same. Whether they subscribe to Marxism, anarchism or some other form of communism idk. The album talks a lot about the overthrow of capitalism by the left, while ocassionally venting frustration with the current mindset in the hood (like when Billy Woods expresses a need to kill the cop in your mind, which unknowingly perpetuates violence on other members of the black community (saying pause as a reference to homophobia and using force to reference police use of force as opposed to the left wing alternative of policing, restorative justice and the abolition of hierarchy)). Like in most albums by these two, a lot is focused on economic disenfranchisment and being poor. If you're about the shit, it's nice to hear in hip hop, which has been divorced from a lot of its more revolutionary voices.

    • @TreDoes.
      @TreDoes. 3 года назад

      His dad was Marxist so probably

  • @levicohen7333
    @levicohen7333 3 года назад +1

    This will be one of the albums of the year for sure. I absolutely love every track except for the outro.

  • @byHexted
    @byHexted 3 года назад +1

    Ken really said chiggaronies

  • @authorrobjohnson3178
    @authorrobjohnson3178 3 года назад +2

    Quelle Chris' verse was 🔥 🔥 🔥. I've never heard a verse that crazy from him.

  • @niek8877
    @niek8877 3 года назад

    That 3 track stretch from track 2-4 is my favorite so far man

  • @pim2paul
    @pim2paul 3 года назад +2

    this album is a beast. that rarefied type shit.

  • @poopmaster9057
    @poopmaster9057 3 года назад +1

    Mad replay value, these guys are fucking dope.

  • @prettytone2089
    @prettytone2089 3 года назад +5

    Listened last weekend. My first armand hammer project. Right away I said these dudes were def. Def jux fans which is a good thing. Also not sure which one it is but dude reminds me of mach hommy. Just got a cannibal ox cold vein feel from em. I fuck with them man and you already know God alc was gon come through hitting hard.
    Chicharonnes
    Wishing bAd
    Falling out the sky
    Squeegee
    Roaches don't fly.
    Black sunlight
    Indian summer
    Man this whole shit stupid honestly

    • @LouieV6
      @LouieV6 3 года назад +1

      It's funny you mentioned Mach! Billy Woods fucks with him heavy. He's actually featured on Billy's last two projects.

    • @prettytone2089
      @prettytone2089 3 года назад

      @@LouieV6 it all makes sense now lol. Appreciate it man

  • @cassiusfade9226
    @cassiusfade9226 3 года назад +2

    back of my mind the plan already hatched
    the door panel already stashed
    illinois state trooper just waiting for time and space to cross our paths

  • @Wavmagik
    @Wavmagik 2 года назад

    I really gotta try and take this in because it's all stuff I can't comprehend flow wise whatsoever

  • @brandonvaglio5413
    @brandonvaglio5413 3 года назад +6

    i definitely prefer shrines to this one, but it’s still really dope. Quelle chris absolutely murdered his feature

  • @rainman415
    @rainman415 3 года назад +3

    Amazing album like always, Armand Hammer is best duo out for a while. The synergy between them is unbeatable. I still think Parrifin is their best album, this is second best. I found this album more accessible for new listeners besides it still being estoric as usual. You guys should listen or review Elucid Small Bills album, it's great. Dope review guys, people sleep on Elucid too much!

    • @RighteousGemz
      @RighteousGemz 3 года назад +2

      Imagine them collaborating with RTJ on a DJ Shadow beat…yikes!

    • @RighteousGemz
      @RighteousGemz 3 года назад +1

      Exactly, his collaboration album with The Lasso was zonkers

    • @rainman415
      @rainman415 3 года назад +2

      @@RighteousGemz Fans overlook him, reading comments. I understand woods discography is crazy, but Elucid has some gem albums as well.

    • @Jimmy1982Playlists
      @Jimmy1982Playlists 3 года назад +2

      @@rainman415 Real talk... I grew up on Outkast and it keeps reminding me of the way people, since the '90s, have overlooked Big Boi because of 3000. And I think Andre is the GOAT! But Big Boi is Top 20, 30, easy.
      woods has become one of my all time favorites, but Elucid demands major, major, major respect! Everything they each do is dope...

  • @DickTogo712
    @DickTogo712 3 года назад +2

    Gave it a couple listens wasnt really feeling majority of the album ill go back to it down the road wasnt really in the mood for this type of sound currently. I love Earl and Quelle

  • @jamaalaustin8813
    @jamaalaustin8813 3 года назад +1

    “Indian Summer” Mannnn listen... ALC is cutting up🤲🏿🤌🏿

  • @weskick1
    @weskick1 3 года назад

    Album of the year so far for me. I’m probably on my 50th listen now and it gets better every time

  • @bgjr2304
    @bgjr2304 2 года назад +5

    "The zoo had a decapitated giraffe
    A dedicated staff of volunteers, the acid was bad
    The gift shop was packed
    Congolese hands chopped and dropped in your gift bag
    Seepin' blood turned the gift wrap black
    Marrow weepin' out the cracks, sweet king crab" - billy woods 🔥🤯🔥

  • @geno7572
    @geno7572 3 года назад +2

    This really is a great album

  • @brandonenoch1402
    @brandonenoch1402 3 года назад +1

    A Masterpiece, through and through.

  • @deontae777
    @deontae777 2 года назад

    still playing this album rn